SCA Census 2010 - Background

In July 2009, the SCA Census 2010 Committee was formed by the Board of Directors to develop a census-level survey to help the SCA to move
forward into the next decade; to identify, address and work on current issues; to gain a deeper understanding into what makes the SCA what
it is today; and to delve into the reasons for joining, remaining in, and leaving the SCA.

The survey was fielded via the internet via Survey Monkey on August 1, 2010 and ran until December 1, 2010. Data coding, data cleaning, and
identity security edits were performed on the 17,821 completed surveys in the 1st and 2nd Quarters of 2011.

Be assured that the survey data collected or published will remain completely anonymous and will not be sold or shared beyond this survey's
purpose.
Because answers that will identify individual respondents cannot be released, we have been working with experts in the field of data and
identity security to parse the data into releasable data sets or at least data summaries.